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Les Block, our music maven
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to know where to start when writing a remembrance of Les Block, a multifaceted musician,...
‘Rav’ and ‘chaver,’ rabbi and friend, Kassel Abelson dies at 99
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rabbi Kass Abelson wrote The Book on Eulogies. It was his turn to be...
Jews bring the funny to the Fringe
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN I’ve always thought that there were some parallels between the Children of Israel during the Exodus from...
Newman School in St. Paul closes
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Talmud Torah of St. Paul officials announced in late June that the Newman School, which serves students...
‘Honoring Our Graduates’ in the July issue
The July issue of the American Jewish World will feature a special section, "Honoring Our Graduates." AJW readers are encouraged...
A whodunit from back in the USSR
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Refusenik Viktor Moroz was spotted leaving the scene of a grisly double ax murder, and the...
There’s always at least one doctor in the house
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Unique. Or at least unique to Minnesota: That’s Daniel Volovets. Can you think of anyone else around...
Shoah survivor, fundraiser Francelyne Lurie dies at 84
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Francelyne Lurie said she believed everyone is born with the capacity to commit heroic...
Temple Israel’s Rabbi Simeon ‘Sim’ Glaser dies at 67
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rabbi Simeon “Sim” Glaser, who served the Temple Israel congregation for 23 years, died...
Israel, ‘an almost magical story’
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Daniel Gordis starts his new book asking: “Is Israel a success?” His answer, readable and engaging,...
